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Regime’s Official Complaints About Iranian Opposition at UN Human Rights Council Session

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The UN Human Rights Council is meeting this week for its 49th annual session, during which a resolution to prolong the mandate of Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, was passed

 

The UN Human Rights Council is meeting this week for its 49th annual session, during which a resolution to prolong the mandate of Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, was passed. In response, Kazem Gharib Abadi, the regime’s judiciary deputy for international affairs and secretary of the mullahs’ so-called “Human Rights Department,” met with Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to air his grievances about the Iranian opposition, thePeople’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), and their actions and revelations, which have proven costly to the mullahs’ regime.

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Khamenei Supports Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine

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I believe Ukraine is a victim of American policy,” Khamenei remarked in a speech on Tuesday, March 1.

After days of Iranian regime officials publicly backing Russia’s takeover of Ukraine, Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei attempted to soften his regime’s stance and defend his support for a war widely denounced around the world.”I believe Ukraine is a victim of American policy,” Khamenei remarked in a speech on Tuesday, March 1. Of course, we oppose the annihilation of nations, the killing of people, and the ruin of national infrastructure. That is not acceptable to us.”

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Iran: Round of Protests by Iranian Retirees, Denouncing their Dire Situation

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MEK Iran: Round of Protests by Iranian Retirees, Denouncing their Dire Situation
The retirees and Social Security pensioners who are demonstrating are protesting their extremely low incomes and pensions, as well as concerns with their insurance coverage and bad living conditions.

On Sunday, February 27, retirees and pensioners from Iran’s Social Security Organization conducted rallies in a number of towns, denouncing their low pensions and bad living conditions, which are deteriorating due to rising inflation. Tehran, Mashhad, Tabriz, Isfahan, Ahvaz, Shiraz, Kermanshah, Arak, Khorramabad, Qazvin, Haft Tappeh, Shahrekord, Ilam, Bojnourd, Ardabil, and other cities were scenes of various gatherings, as regular protests are becoming a new weekly norm, pressuring the mullahs’ regime to meet the people’s basic demands.

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Iran: Renowned Human Rights Advocates Hold Virtual Conference Calling for Investigation Into 1988 Massacre

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Former UN judges, special rapporteurs, UN officials, notable jurists, and human rights figures were among those who called on the UN to launch an independent investigation into the 1988 massacre.

 

On Monday, a panel of a dozen well-known human rights activists and groups conducted a virtual conference to express concern over Iran’s dire human rights situation. The meeting took place on the first day of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 49th session, which was held in Geneva. Former UN judges, special rapporteurs, UN officials, notable jurists, and human rights figures were among those who called on the UN to launch an independent investigation into the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners, which has gone unpunished for more than three decades.

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Anti-Regime Chants Broadcasted by MEK Resistance Units in Iran’s Two Major Cities

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Anti-Regime Chants Broadcasted by MEK Resistance Units in Iran's Two Major Cities
Anti-regime chants were heard in the crowded vicinity of Tehran’s Rudaki Street at 7 p.m. local time.

Members of Resistance Units, an Iranian opposition network associated to the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI / MEK Iran), are releasing more anti-regime audiotapes in Tehran and Mashhad, according to reports and video evidence from within Iran.

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Iran: Rising Tensions Among Iranian Officials Over ‘Cyberspace Users Rights Protection’ Plan

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Iran: Rising Tensions Among Iranian Officials Over 'Cyberspace Users Rights Protection' Plan
Clearly, the Iranian people increased use of social media to communicate and coordinate anti-government protests and marches motivated the decision.

The internet outage in Iran has turned into a huge problem, resulting in a conflict among Iranian government officials. Many people have already warned the administration about the negative repercussions of their decision to slow down and restrict internet access in the country. Clearly, the Iranian people’s increased use of social media to communicate and coordinate anti-government protests and marches motivated the decision. The regime is also scared of the public’s ability to get news and information about the actions of the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI / MEK Iran), and the Resistance Units via the internet.

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Amnesty International’s Policies for Iran in the UN Human Rights Council’s 49th Session

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The institutionalized impunity protects Iranian regime officials from being held accountable for past and continuing crimes against humanity.

Amnesty International has put forward several major priorities to be debated and evaluated about the human rights problems in Iran ahead of the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which is set to begin on February 28. They want the Human Rights Council to “take a stronger response to the problems in Iran,” including “establishing effective monitoring and investigation mechanisms.”

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Iranian Regime Grows Vulnerable, Despite Increased Violence and Repression

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Iranian Regime Grows Vulnerable, Despite Increased Violence and Repression
Iranian Regime Grows Vulnerable, Despite Increased Violence and Repression
According to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, Javaid Rehman, the fundamentalist regime executed at least 275 people in 2021.

The number of executions in Iran has risen alarmingly in recent months, as was expected with the election of Ebrahim Raisi, known in Iran as the “butcher” for his role in the execution of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988.

According to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, Javaid Rehman, the fundamentalist regime executed at least 275 people in 2021. At the same time, the number of people dying in Iranian prisons has risen. Authorities put pressure on inmates by denying them healthcare, denying them access to basic facilities, and more.

Meanwhile, security forces have expanded their repression of the population, detaining protestors, publicly humiliating youth, and demolishing impoverished people’s homes and street sellers’ improvised businesses.

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Resistance Units Broadcasted Anti-Regime Chants in Iran’s Two Major Cities

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Resistance Units Broadcasted Anti-Regime Chants in Iran's Two Major Cities
Resistance Units Broadcasted Anti-Regime Chants in Iran's Two Major Cities
At around 7 p.m. local time, anti-regime shouts were heard in the packed vicinity of Tehran’s Rudaki Street.

According to reports and video evidence from within Iran, members of Resistance Units, an Iranian opposition network linked with the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI / MEK Iran), are broadcasting more anti-regime audiotapes in Tehran and Mashhad.

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